‘Hand of God’ shirt worn by Maradona sells for £7.1 M

Maradona

Diego Maradona’s shirt from the 1986 World Cup, when he scored the ‘Hand of God’ goal and much-heralded ‘goal of the century,’ was sold for a world record £7.1 million. It’s the most, a piece of sports memorabilia has ever sold for. It was put up for auction by former England midfielder Steve Hodge 36 … Read more

Journalist gets banned by BCCI for ‘Intimidating’ Wriddhiman Saha

BCCI

Boria Majumdar, a renowned journalist, was banned for two years by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday for bullying Wriddhiman Saha. The journalist allegedly threatened the experienced India wicket-keeper for refusing to give an interview. In March of this year, he provided all the details to a BCCI committee investigating … Read more

Nicholas Pooran selected as captain of West Indies limited-overs team

Pooran

Nicholas Pooran has been selected as the new captain of the West Indies’ ODI and T20I teams, succeeding Kieron Pollard, who just retired. Pooran had previously served as Pollard’s deputy and was also a stand-in skipper for the West Indies in a T20I series against Australia in 2021. According to a statement from Cricket West … Read more

Women’s T20 Challenge to begin on May 23 in Pune

T20

BCCI announced on May 3 that the Women’s T20 Challenge, which would feature Trailblazers, Supernovas, and Velocity, will begin on May 23. The round-robin phase’s final two games will be played on May 24 and 26. The round-robin phase’s first and third games will begin at 7.30 PM IST, while the second match will begin … Read more

Michael Bracwell selected for England Tests; Williamson makes comeback

England

Michael Bracewell, a batting all-rounder, has been called up to New Zealand’s Test team for their upcoming three-Test tour of England. Meanwhile, Kane Williamson, who hasn’t played a Test since November last year owing to an elbow tendon injury, is back in the squad. Bracewell scored 725 and 190 runs in the first-class seasons of … Read more

Oshada Fernando set to play in Bangladesh Tests

Fernando

Oshada Fernando has been chosen in Sri Lanka’s 18-man team for the two-Test series against Bangladesh, with Pathum Nissanka still recovering from the back ailment that forced him to miss the second Test against India recently. Oshada, who was left out of the India squad, returns following a string of excellent performances in domestic cricket. … Read more

Sri Lanka’s aspirations for Australia’s tour dashed due to civil war

Sri Lanka

The worsening economic and political situation in Sri Lanka has raised worries about Australia’s next tour, while both Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and Cricket Australia (CA) insist the month-long series will go ahead. “At this time, the excursion will go as scheduled. In the coming days, we’ll assess the situation and make a decision “SLC … Read more

Stokes wants Anderson and Broad to return

Stokes

Ben Stokes, the new England captain, has given clearest signal yet that James Anderson and Stuart Broad will return to Test cricket right away, announcing that the out-of-favor pair are in his plans for the next series against New Zealand. Anderson and Broad were controversially left out of England’s Caribbean trip against the West Indies … Read more

ICC Test Rankings: Australia maintains No. 1 position

ICC

Australia’s claim to being the finest team in the world has been bolstered by an extension of their lead at the top of ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings. ICC Test Rankings updated ICC announced their yearly rankings update on Wednesday, and Australia currently has a nine-point advantage over second-placed India, with a rating of 128 … Read more

New Zealand maintains top men’s ODI ranking

ICC

Several adjustments have occurred as a result of the most recent annual revision to ICC ODI Team Rankings. The rankings encompass ODIs from May 2019 to May 2022, with the first two years’ results weighted 50% and the most recent 12 months’ results weighted 100%. New Zealand now has the No. 1 ODI position, but … Read more

Robinson Cano designated for assignment by New York Mets

Cano

Robinson Cano, a struggling infielder for the New York Mets, has been designated for assignment. The Mets owe Cano, 39, $44,703,297 from the remaining portion of his $240 million, 10-year contract he signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2013. In 43 plate appearances this season, he is hitting .195 with one home run, three RBIs, … Read more

NFL Drafts: Tyrann Mathieu expected to join Saints

NFL

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, veteran safety Tyrann Mathieu will sign with the Saints in the coming days. Prior to the NFL draft, the impetus for a deal between New Orleans and the two-time All-Pro safety grew, and the contract was signed as expected on Monday. Mathieu first visited New Orleans in April, followed … Read more

Boxer Shakur Stevenson storms out from press conference

Stevenson

When Shakur Stevenson’s mother got into a confrontation during his post-fight news conference, his world title win was almost overshadowed. On Saturday night, Stevenson maintained his perfect record by defeating Oscar Valdez in the biggest win of his career. Stevenson, 24, kept his perfect record intact by outpointing Valdez over 12 rounds and adding the … Read more

Junior Middleweight: Liam Smith defeats Jessie Vargas

Smith

During their pre-fight weigh-in on Friday, Jessie Vargas promised to wipe the smile from Liam “Beefy” Smith’s face. Maybe that’s why Smith smiled after each round, because Vargas couldn’t do anything about it. Smith (32-3-1, 18 KOs) systematically dismantled Vargas (29-4-2, 11 KOs) in the tenth round of their 12-round junior middleweight contest on the … Read more

Gary Neville defends investing millions on Salford City

Salford

In the midst of criticism, Gary Neville, one of the co-owners of League Two side Salford City, has defended the club’s spending philosophy. The club’s parent business, Project 92 Limited, lost more than £4.7 million last year, amounting to an average of £91,000 each week, it was revealed last month. Former Manchester United players Neville, … Read more

Thomas Tuchel: Chelsea’s top-four chances could still be jeopardized

Chelsea

Thomas Tuchel was disappointed as Chelsea fell 1-0 to Everton on Sunday, who are fighting for their Premier League lives as the season draws to a close. Tuchel wasn’t shy in admitting that the Blues aren’t guaranteed a top-four finish yet, and that they may miss out on an automatic Champions League ticket if they … Read more

IPL 2022: Andre Russell promises to treat final five games as ‘five finals’

IPL

In the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders are up against it. With five losses in a row, KKR have no room to slip up any further and must win their remaining games to reach the minimum amount of points required to qualify for the playoffs this season. The Shreyas … Read more

All-Star Game bat of Jackie Robinson sold for $1.08 M

Robinson

A bat used by Jackie Robinson in the 1949 All-Star Game sold for $1.08 million at auction on Saturday, according to Goldin Auctions of New Jersey. Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s (MLB) color barrier in 1947, won the National League Most Valuable Player Award the same year he participated in the Mid-Summer Classic at … Read more

Goalkeeper for England & Man City notifies retirement

England

Karen Bardsley, goalkeeper for England and Manchester City, will retire at the conclusion of the season after a 13-year career at the top of the women’s game. The 37-year-old has 81 England caps to her name, and she has eight major medals to her name with City, including the club’s first Women’s Super League triumph. … Read more

IPL 2022: CSK Captain MS Dhoni makes victorious comeback

IPL

MS Dhoni made a successful comeback to captaincy as Chennai Super Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. As CSK posted 202-2, Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed 99 off 57 balls in a season-high 182-run stand with fellow opener Devon Conway (85 not out off 55 balls). Despite Nicholas Pooran’s … Read more

Mark Cavendish expected to skip Tour de France

France

After being selected for the Giro d’Italia by Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl, Britain’s Mark Cavendish is unlikely to return to the Tour de France. Cavendish, 36, equaled Eddy Merckx’s Tour de France record of 34 stage victories by winning four stages last year. Fabio Jakobsen, a Dutch sprinter, is slated to compete for the team at … Read more

London Vitality 10,000: Cross beats Farah

London

As the four-time Olympic champion returned to competition for the first time in 11 months at the Vitality London 10,000, Mo Farah finished second behind surprise winner Ellis Cross. Farah, who hasn’t competed since June 2021, couldn’t beat Cross, who won by four seconds in 28 minutes 40 seconds. Farah stated before the race that … Read more

Pixy: Snapchat launches selfie drone that can fly

Snapchat

Snap, a firm most known for its photo-sharing app Snapchat, has now released a flying camera. The startup describes Pixy, a small yellow drone, as a “free-flying buddy” that can assist people capture photos without using a selfie stick. The device is available in France and the United States, where drone use is less restricted … Read more

British Olympian competes in climbing while pregnant

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Shauna Coxsey, Britain’s most decorated competitive climber, has defended her decision to continue competing while pregnant. The 29-year-old is 38 weeks pregnant with her first child and resigned from competition climbing after the sport’s Olympic debut in Tokyo. Her decision, however, has sparked some backlash on social media. “Everyone evaluates risk differently, and I believe … Read more